The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Abdullah ibn Maslamah narrated to us, from Malik, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Hunayn, from his father, who said: Abdullah ibn Abbas and al-Miswar ibn Makhramah disagreed at al-Abwa. Ibn Abbas said: A person in ihram may wash his head. Al-Miswar said: A person in ihram may not wash his head. Abdullah ibn Abbas sent me to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. I found him bathing between two wooden supports, screened by a cloth. I greeted him, and he asked who I was. I said: I am Abdullah ibn Hunayn. Abdullah ibn Abbas sent me to ask how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) washed his head while in ihram. Abu Ayyub lowered the cloth with his hand until I could see his head, then told someone to pour water on him. The person poured water over his head. Abu Ayyub moved his head with both hands, bringing them forward and backward, then said: This is how I saw him do it.

Al-Qanabi narrated to us, from Malik, from Nafi, from Nubayh ibn Wahb, a man of Banu Abd al-Dar: Umar ibn Ubayd Allah sent to Aban ibn Uthman ibn Affan, who was then leader of the Hajj season. They were both in ihram. He said: I intend to marry Talhah ibn Umar to the daughter of Shaybah ibn Jubayr, and I would like you to attend. Aban objected and said: I heard my father, Uthman ibn Affan, say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person in ihram must not marry or arrange a marriage.

Qutaybah ibn Said narrated to us that Muhammad ibn Jafar narrated to them; Said narrated to us, from Matar and Yala ibn Hakim, from Nafi, from Nubayh ibn Wahb, from Aban ibn Uthman, from Uthman, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar, adding: Nor should he make a marriage proposal.

Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Habib ibn al-Shahid, from Maymun ibn Mihran, from Yazid ibn al-Asamm, the nephew of Maymunah, from Maymunah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married me while we were both outside ihram at Sarif.

Musaddad narrated to us; Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to us, from Ayyub, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Maymunah while he was in ihram.

Ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Ismail ibn Umayyah, from a man, from Said ibn al-Musayyab, who said: Ibn Abbas was mistaken about the Prophet marrying Maymunah while in ihram.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked which creatures a person in ihram may kill. He said: There are five creatures that it is no sin to kill, whether inside or outside the sacred area: the scorpion, mouse, kite, crow, and rabid dog.

Ali ibn Bahr narrated to us; Hatim ibn Ismail narrated to us; Muhammad ibn Ajlan narrated to me, from al-Qaqqa ibn Hakim, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Five creatures may lawfully be killed in the sacred area: the snake, scorpion, kite, mouse, and rabid dog.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Hushaym narrated to us; Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad narrated to us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Num al-Bajali narrated to us, from Abu Said al-Khudri: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked what a person in ihram may kill. He said: The snake, the scorpion, the little destructive creature, and the crow—but drive the crow away rather than killing it—the rabid dog, the kite, and the attacking wild beast.

Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us; Sulayman ibn Kathir narrated to us, from Humayd al-Tawil, from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn al-Harith, from his father al-Harith, who was Uthman's governor of al-Taif: He prepared a meal for Uthman that included partridges, baaqib birds, and game meat. He sent for Ali ibn Abi Talib. The messenger found him beating leaves for his camels; Ali came, shaking the leaves from his hands. They said to him: Eat. He replied: Give it to people who are not in ihram; we are in ihram. Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, adjured those of Ashja who were present: Do you know that a man once gave the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a wild donkey while he was in ihram, and he refused to eat it? They said: Yes.

Abu Salamah, Musa ibn Ismail, narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Qays, from Ata, from Ibn Abbas, who said: Zayd ibn Arqam, do you know that a portion of game was offered to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he did not accept it and said: We are in ihram? He replied: Yes.

Qutaybah ibn Said narrated to us; Yaqub—meaning al-Iskandarani al-Qari—narrated to us, from Amr, from al-Muttalib, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Land game is lawful for you, provided that you do not hunt it or have it hunted for you. Abu Dawud said: When two reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) conflict, one should consider which one his Companions followed.

Abdullah ibn Maslamah narrated to us, from Malik, from Abu al-Nadr, the freedman of Umar ibn Ubayd Allah al-Taymi, from Nafi, the freedman of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, from Abu Qatadah: He was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until, on part of the road to Mecca, he fell behind with some Companions who were in ihram, while he was not. He saw a wild donkey and mounted his horse. He asked his Companions to hand him his whip, but they refused. He asked them for his spear, but they refused. He took it and charged the donkey, killing it. Some of the Messenger of Allah's Companions ate from it and some refused. When they caught up with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they asked him about it. He replied: It is food that Allah, Exalted is He, provided for you.

Muhammad ibn Isa narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Maymun ibn Jaban, from Abu Rafi, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Locusts are part of the game of the sea.

Musaddad narrated to us; Abd al-Warith narrated to us, from Habib al-Muallim, from Abu al-Muhazzim, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: We came across a swarm of locusts. One of us, while in ihram, began striking them with his whip. Someone told him that this was not allowed. The matter was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: They are part of the game of the sea. I heard Abu Dawud say: Abu al-Muhazzim is weak, and both reports are mistaken.

Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Maymun ibn Jaban, from Abu Rafi, from Ka‘b, who said: Locusts are among the game of the sea.

Wahb ibn Baqiyyah narrated to us, from Khalid al-Tahhan, from Khalid al-Hadhdha’, from Abu Qilabah, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Ka‘b ibn Ujrah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by him at al-Hudaybiyyah and said: The vermin in your head have harmed you. He replied: Yes. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Shave your head, then sacrifice a sheep as an offering, or fast for three days, or feed three sa‘s of dates to six needy people.

Musa ibn Ismail narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Dawud, from al-Sha‘bi, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Ka‘b ibn Ujrah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: If you wish, offer a sacrificial animal; if you wish, fast for three days; or, if you wish, feed three sa‘s of dates to six needy people.

Ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us. And Nصر ibn Ali narrated to us; Yazid ibn Zuray‘ narrated to us—this is Ibn al-Muthanna’s wording—from Dawud, from Amir, from Ka‘b ibn Ujrah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by him at al-Hudaybiyyah and related the account. He said: Do you have an offering? He replied: No. He said: Then fast for three days, or give three sa‘s of dates to six needy people, one sa‘ for every two.

Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id narrated to us; al-Layth narrated to us, from Nafi‘, that a man from the Ansar informed him, from Ka‘b ibn Ujrah—and he had suffered discomfort in his head and shaved it—that the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to offer a cow as a sacrificial offering.